What an aweful display. They get an early 2-0 lead and they sit back for 50 min? I don't care that they played back to back because every team is playing back to back. The top line did nothing lastnight and they did nothing tonight and infact they havnt been doing much all year. Not even a hit. This is no way a stanley cup contender to be playing like. Pittsburgh has an awful defense and the Bruins didn't even test them. The Leafs and habs are scoring 4, 5 and 6 goals and we can't barely get a shot on net.

What an aweful display. They get an early 2-0 lead and they sit back for 50 min? I don't care that they played back to back because every team is playing back to back. The top line did nothing lastnight and they did nothing tonight and infact they havnt been doing much all year. Not even a hit. This is no way a stanley cup contender to be playing like. Pittsburgh has an awful defense and the Bruins didn't even test them. The Leafs and habs are scoring 4, 5 and 6 goals and we can't barely get a shot on net.

Exactly right, the B's should have given up a couple in the first and the rest of the game would have been as usual vs Pitt... the predictable loss we've come to expect. Instead, a couple lucky goals made the B's just close enough to get embarrased late. What did they have 10 shots on goal? No scoring chances after the first 8 minutes? Bruins didnt belong on the ice with the Pens, and thats without Malkin.

This game exposed a ton of holes in the B's supposed "Cup-contending" team. Not if they dont get to play Winnipeg and Toronto in the Finals.

I think you pink hats need to take a pill and relax. The Bruins were playing their 3rd game in 4 nights and 7th game in 12 nights. This was the busiest part of the Schedule and they were playing against the third best team in the East so far. Before the game I was talking to my no taste brother who is a Canuck fan and he was think of watching the Bruins instead of the Canucks and I told him not to because the Bruins were going to play like crap.

This team has been blowing leads a lot lately, to boot. NO excuse to choke away AGAIN with 10 minutes to go (although some will point to the amazing record. Newsflash: 17-4-3 doesn't win a Cup)

Yup, these ain't the Panthers. Habs and Pens have handed us embarrassments.

Yup losing by a goal to each is an embarrassment. Newsflash if u don't want to talk about the record and say it doesn't mean much , then don't talk about a regular season game the Bruins lost. I think people wanted the bruins to go 48-0.

I think you pink hats need to take a pill and relax. The Bruins were playing their 3rd game in 4 nights and 7th game in 12 nights. This was the busiest part of the Schedule and they were playing against the third best team in the East so far. Before the game I was talking to my no taste brother who is a Canuck fan and he was think of watching the Bruins instead of the Canucks and I told him not to because the Bruins were going to play like crap.

They'll never win the Cup with a team that doesn't win 8-1 every night!

I think you pink hats need to take a pill and relax. The Bruins were playing their 3rd game in 4 nights and 7th game in 12 nights. This was the busiest part of the Schedule and they were playing against the third best team in the East so far. Before the game I was talking to my no taste brother who is a Canuck fan and he was think of watching the Bruins instead of the Canucks and I told him not to because the Bruins were going to play like crap.

I agree. This year you can almost predict the outcome of some games by looking at the schedule and seeing who played when. This game was an example. They ran out of gas. It happens.

Looked to me like if Lucic doesn't give up on the back check, and if Seidenberg doesn't try to go cross ice through the high slot, the Bruins end up with at least a point. Pens may have carried the play, but the scoreboard said what it said, and Pitt hardly "gave" the goals the Bruins scored. Puck retrieval, good passes, and well placed shots in both cases.

The Bruins earned both goals, any other conclusion is bogus.. Then in the second Claude went to his "shut down" game plan. Wrong move. Prevent hockey doesn't win too many games. Lucic hasn't thrown a solid check yet. Boychuck dropped on his belly, Sutter skated around him and scored. Did I mention that Boychuck was falling back on old bad habits ?? Campbell played hard, but Paille played defensively all game [Coaching ?] Thornton skated in circles, and that's all he did. Obviously Marchand is really hurting and could use a replacement for a few "healing" moments, but doesn't seem like Claude wants to try anyone from Providence in this compressed season. Peverly 's line hustled, but were, as expected, a little ragged. This loss ghoes to the coach as Khudobin played quite well.

I think you pink hats need to take a pill and relax. The Bruins were playing their 3rd game in 4 nights and 7th game in 12 nights. This was the busiest part of the Schedule and they were playing against the third best team in the East so far. Before the game I was talking to my no taste brother who is a Canuck fan and he was think of watching the Bruins instead of the Canucks and I told him not to because the Bruins were going to play like crap.

I agree, some people lose their lunch the b's lose a game and immediatly talk about breaking up the team. It's just a loss, move onto the next game and play better.

The Bruins earned both goals, any other conclusion is bogus.. Then in the second Claude went to his "shut down" game plan. Wrong move. Prevent hockey doesn't win too many games. Lucic hasn't thrown a solid check yet. Boychuck dropped on his belly, Sutter skated around him and scored. Did I mention that Boychuck was falling back on old bad habits ?? Campbell played hard, but Paille played defensively all game [Coaching ?] Thornton skated in circles, and that's all he did. Obviously Marchand is really hurting and could use a replacement for a few "healing" moments, but doesn't seem like Claude wants to try anyone from Providence in this compressed season. Peverly 's line hustled, but were, as expected, a little ragged. This loss ghoes to the coach as Khudobin played quite well.

What an aweful display. They get an early 2-0 lead and they sit back for 50 min? I don't care that they played back to back because every team is playing back to back. The top line did nothing lastnight and they did nothing tonight and infact they havnt been doing much all year. Not even a hit. This is no way a stanley cup contender to be playing like. Pittsburgh has an awful defense and the Bruins didn't even test them. The Leafs and habs are scoring 4, 5 and 6 goals and we can't barely get a shot on net.

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Bruins have only lost 4 times this season with 3 of those losses being a result of playing their 3rd game in 4 days against a rested opponent. I actually looked this up yesterday (for this season only), but in general, teams either do OK under such scenarios or they do very bad. Bruins are 1 of those teams that do very bad. As such, I'm not worried about last night's game because the Bruins won't be facing such scenarios come playoff time.

Before the game in an interview Kunitz was describing how the B's move the puck out of the zone. D to D behind the net and up the boards. It was obvious that the Pens decided the way to beat this team was to attack 5 on 5. It was a full blown assault like Ive never seen before. The Pens were going to the spots they knew the puck was going to be, and they were all in with everybody. It was as if the B's were killing a PP all night. They were outplayed and out competed and outcoached. Now, nobody hates that team more than me- but they get all the credit. No excuses. They kicked azz all night. It was the most aggressive attack I can remember, it was actually incredibly impressive.The B's need to figure out how to make this ballz out forecheck pay the price for going all out in deep. Adjustments will have to be made.

It's not one game, it's been 3 games of recent, that they have started to show this alarming habit of giving up a game, or a point because they are being out worked. Part of that happened during their soft part of the schedule, where they were rested and playing less than spectacular teams.

It is far too early to tell, but this is not a good trend.

It'd be nice to see a few blow out wins where they show everyone what they are capable of. Maybe they just aren't capable of doing that!

Whenever a team blows a 2 goal lead with 7 to go...it stinks. There's no sugar coating it.

Question becomes, "what does this mean?"

Answer, "nothing".

It's one insignificant game in preparation for the playoffs. I've watched some pretty average Bruin teams over the last 40 plus years.

This ain't one of em.

I've watched the Orr/Esposito big bad Bruins blow a 5-1 third period lead to the Canadiens.

Did they perform like a contender? No, but that doesn't mean they aren't. Just means they take what they can from that loss, and move on.

Well said, steve. Last night's game was tough to watch as the Bruins played bar-the-door hockey which against any elite team is usually risky business. That their 4 regulation loses have come in similar fashion means to me means nothing beyond the fact in those games they failed to put the opposition on lockdown - normally a strength. It happens. Just don't let it happen too often.